Celebration Marks Four Decades of Iron Ore Deliveries from Mt. Newman

摘要

On July 8, BHP Billiton Iron Ore and Western Australia's Pilbara communities celebrated a significant milestone in Australia's mining history by marking the 40th anniversary of the railing and shipping of the first iron ore mined from the Mt. Newman project (now known as BHP Billiton Iron Ore's Newman Joint Venture). The anniversary highlighted the combined achievements of BHP Billiton Iron Ore, Mitsui & Co., Itochu Corp., their predecessors Mt. Newman and Golds-worthy Mining, and the communities of Port Hedland and Newman. In 1969, the Mt. Newman project celebrated three major milestones: the first iron ore was railed from Newman's Mt. Whaleback mine,- the first shipment of iron ore left Nelson Point in Port Hedland on the Osumi Maru and the Mt. Newman project was officially opened at Mt. Whaleback in Newman.